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His family confirmed his passing, stating he died at 2:42 p.m. The cause of death has not been publicly disclosed. Navarro Wolff was a former co-president of Colombia's 1991 National Constituent Assembly and a former guerrilla commander of the M-19 movement. His career included multiple elected positions, such as governor of Nariño, senator, and mayor of Pasto."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on Cause of Death"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"While most reports state the cause of death was not disclosed by the family, Nación Paisa noted that he has not reported the cause of his death. Infobae reported that the family communicated the news through a message and that the cause of death had not been informed up to that moment."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left-rated digests mention the specific time of death (2:42 p.m.) that Infobae reported. None of the centre-rated digests mention his specific time of death. 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